big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to palm off; to force a sale
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Takasugi Shinsaku (1839.9.27-1867.5.17)
Kiyokawa Hachirou (1830.11.24-1863.5.30)
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be kind to; to treat kindly
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
such; this sort of; like this
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move